Real Ventures Fund III Gets First Close at $50 Million
It came with a lot of talk leading up to it, but this morning Montreal-based venture capital firm Real Ventures officially…
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Montreal Startup Bylls Wants You To Live Off Bitcoins
Canada’s largest Bitcoin Expo wrapped up this weekend in Toronto. It was clear from the type of exhibitors on the floor that…
Early Google Employee Reflects on Career, Startups At AccelerateMTL
We don’t often have one of Silicon Valley’s most influential builders speak at local Montreal tech events, so it…
Video: Frank & Oak Cofounder Talks About The Jump From Employee to Entrepreneur
Frank & Oak cofounder Hicham Ratnani recently gave a talk at a free Founder Institute startup event, and the entrepreneur…
The Truth About Accelerators: Some Accelerate Success, Others Accelerate Failure
It wasn’t exactly the shining start that FounderFuel general manager Ian Jeffrey envisioned for one of the startup accelerator’s…
International Startup Festival is Headed to The Big Apple
The International Startup Festival is bringing its Elevator World Tour to New York City’s One World Trade Centre. The…
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Through Glass To Work We Go
Earlier this week, Google launched its Glass at Work program in an effort to work with developers to create enterprise software…
Canada Revenue Agency Says No More Online Tax Filing Amid Heartbleed Concerns
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has temporarily halted online activity in light of security concerns stemming from a vulnerability…
Fundica and FundRazr Team Up for the $10K “Fundees Awards”
Montreal-based Fundica, creators of the 10-city, 2014 Funding Roadshow that began today in Toronto, is teaming up with crowdfunding…
Wattpad Secures $46 million in Funding, Aims to “Become One of the Most Successful Consumer Internet Companies in the World”
I always wonder at what point a company just has enough money. I suppose the Toronto-based writing platform Wattpad didn’t…
Seamless Mobile Health, Learning Bird Among Winners at TiEQuest 2014
Canada’s largest business venture competition announced its winners late last week, when TiEQuest 2014 crowned Seamless…
Real Ventures to Announce New Fund Next Week?
According to Les Affaires, the french language weekly newspaper, Montreal venture capital fund Real Ventures will announce…
Next 36 Alum Sesame.IO Launches Sesame Snap App for Parents, Teachers and Students
Sesame IO, a startup that formerly graduated from the Next 36 program as well as the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity…
Canadian Venture Capital Had Some Big Wins in Q1 of This Year
Ahh Q1- the fresh new beginnings of the year, when the snow melts and the Maple Leafs’ playoff hopes shatter before our…
Meet CBC Dragons’ Den’s New Fire-Breathers: Michael Wekerle
One of the two newest members to CBC’s Dragons’ Den has a multitude of tattoos (about “38 to 42”) and…